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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Horrorstör
Grady Hendrix · 240 pages
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring bookshelves, shattered Glans water goblets, and smashed Liripip wardrobes. Sales are down, security cameras reveal nothing, and store managers are panicking. To unravel the mystery, three employees volunteer to work a nine-hour dusk-till-dawn shift. In the
12 Terrors of Christmas
John Updike · 32 pages
Edward Gorey's off-kilter depictions of Yuletide mayhem and John Updike's wryly jaundiced text examine a dozen Christmas traditions with a decidedly wheezy ho-ho-ho. This long out-of-print classic is the perfect stocking-stuffer for any bah humbug.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz · 111 pages
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.
Ghostgirl
Tonya Hurley · 304 pages
Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep.And if I should die before I awake,I pray the popular attend my wake.Charlotte Usher feels practically invisible at school, and then one day she really is invisible. Even worse: she's dead. And all because she choked on a gummy bear. But being dead doesn't stop Charlotte from wanting to be popular; it just makes her more creative abou
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens · 114 pages
A reprinting of the 1843 first edition, complete with the original illustrations, is supplemented by over eighty related sketches and annotations on and analyses of the text and historical notes on the writing of "The Christmas Carol."
Plain Bad Heroines
Emily M. Danforth · 640 pages
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
Tim Burton · 128 pages
A bizarre menagerie of characters--including Oyster Boy, Brie Boy, Match Girl, and Stick Boy--search for love and understanding in a world that does not comprehend oddities.
The Nutcracker
Susan Jeffers · 40 pages
This book is an abridged version of the story of Marie Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome prince. An abridged version of the story of Marie Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome prince.
The Gingerbread Pirates
Kristin Kladstrup · 32 pages
When Jim's gingerbread pirate, Captain Cookie, comes alive, the tasty treat prepares to battle Santa Claus, who likes to eat cookies on Christmas Eve.
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Volume 9
Eiji Otsuka · 216 pages
One Wintry Night
Ruth Bell Graham · 72 pages
Retells the Christmas story in a contemporary setting, beginning with creation and closing with Christ's resurrection.
Who Is Coming to Our House? (Sandcastle Book)
Joseph Slate · 32 pages
The Witches
Roald Dahl · 208 pages
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
Gloria Houston · 32 pages
Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.
It's Christmas, David!
David Shannon
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.
Margret And H.A. Rey's Merry Christmas, Curious George
Margret Rey, H.A. Rey, Catherine Hapka · 32 pages
Home for Christmas
Jan Brett · 30 pages
Rollo the troll is tired of chores, but after spending time on the tundra with various animal families, from owls to moose, he realizes that he wants to be home for Christmas even if that means behaving himself.
The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas
Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter
The Christmas Day Kitten
James Herriot · 32 pages
The famous veterinarian/writer shares the true story of how an independent-minded stray cat gives a woman and her three Basset hounds a Christmas present.
Baboushka and the Three Kings
Ruth Robbins · 32 pages
An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
The Crippled Lamb
Max Lucado, Jenna Lucado Bishop, Sara Lucado, Andrea Lucado · 32 pages
A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.